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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The truth is vast majority of kids who do these consuming activities will never benefit from them, make any money on it, have it as a career or even get a scholarship. Surely they won't be playing when they are adult as teams are hard to come by and life, job, family will become priority.  Why do people waste so much energy, time and money on this rat race? Is it just a thing to do that others are doing and is accepted as a standard of "success" or a good college "resume"?[/quote]

This is what I am trying to tell my kid who is in a sport and thinks the sport will continue in college. They should be more concerned with obtaining a degree. For most people, a sport usually does not wind up being a career. Even the best athletes age out of their sport or their sports career gets cut short by injuries. I feel competitive people are leading our kids astray, deluding them into thinking they will be some great athlete, when they probably won't and should be focusing on studying more.[/quote]

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